Does physical therapy actually help knee pain?
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As a PT, I've dealt with many patients 'sidelined' by knee pain. It all depends on what specifically is occurring in your knee (the joints above and below can also be a contributing factor). A physical therapist will examine you thouroughly and establish an exercise program/regimen to assist you in your recovery as well as provide manual therapy if indicated. PT is a great option for you for any neuromusculoskeletal problem. :)
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yes, there are different treatments that the physical therapist will do that will help with the knee pain.
Yes it should help, because it helps work out the knee pain It helped me a lot. I had this problem with my knee, I forgot what the name of it was but it was a problem with the muscles attached to the knee cap. If it didn't get better in 6 mos I was going to need surgery. Once I started physical therapy though it was better in a month or so. Obviously much easier/ cheaper than surgery. So just try it, it worked for me and you have nothing to loose. Good luck. :)
Recent findings from a randomized controlled clinical trial suggest that a combination of manual physical therapy and supervised exercise may be a cost-effective way to delay or prevent the need for surgical intervention for patients with osteoarthritis of the knee, according to the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
In a study entitled "Effectiveness of Manual Therapy and Exercise in Osteoarthritis of the Knee," published today in Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers at Brooke Army Medical Center in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, found that a combination of manual physical therapy and supervised exercise by physical therapists is more effective than no treatment in improving walking distance and decreasing pain, dysfunction, and stiffness in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. Such treatment may also defer or decrease the need for surgical intervention.
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